Resolution Improvements in in Vivo 1H NMR Spectra with Increased Magnetic Field Strength

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 260-264

  Gruetter, Rolf ^a   Weisdorf, Sally A ^b   Rajanayagan, Vasantham ^a   Terpstra, Melissa ^a   Merkle, Hellmut ^a   Truwit, Charles L ^a   Garwood, Michael ^a   Nyberg, Scott L ^c   Uǧurbil, Kâmil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

1H NMR; Brain; in vivo; Magnetic field; Resolution

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; PROTON; SCYLLITOL;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOGS; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTONS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0032209255     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1998.1542     Document Type: Article

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